The Thom Hartmann Reader

by HARTMANN, THOM

• ISBN13: 9781576757611
• ISBN10: 1576757617
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-07
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

Connecting the dots... Whether he is writing about presidential power or children with learning disabilities, Thom Hartmann is uniquely able to see the patterns and the root causes of our problems as a people. This book has been compiled from fourteen previously published sources in a completely new and original way. More than thirty different contributions have been included. Subjects include the environmental crisis, lost jobs, media control, sexism, healing democracy, the lessons of ADD, corporate power, the nature of community, and much more. With an introduction that pulls it all together, updates on Thom#x19;s thinking throughout, and interesting editorial asides, this new volume makes for an amazing compilation of Thom#x19;s best writing.

Author Biography

Thom Hartmann is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty books that have been translated into seventeen languages. A four-time Project Censored Award winner, he is America's number one progressive radio host, heard on over 100 stations and seen live on the Free Speech TV Network. He's been a successful entrepreneur; has helped start relief programs in Uganda, Colombia, Russia, Israel, India, and Australia; and is a groundbreaking innovator in psychotherapy. He worked with the Dalai Lama, had a private audience with Pope John Paul II, and has taught marketing to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and the National Security Agency. Hartmann is perhaps best known for his fierce commitment to Jeffersonian democracy and his steadfast opposition to the corporatization of America. But in these pages you'll also discover his Older and Younger Cultures hypothesis, which identifies the root cause of so many of our social and environmental ills. You'll hear from Hartmann on how to keep our schools from treating children like assembly line products, why attention deficit disorder is not an affliction, what cloudy Germany can teach us about solar energy, and much more. But as fascinating as these essays are, they're ultimately meant to inspire you to action. As Hartmann says at the end of every radio program, "Get out there, get active! Tag, you're it!"

Table of Contents

Editor's Note	p. ix
Introduction: The Stories of Our Times	p. 1
We the People	p. 7
The Radical Middle	p. 10
The Story of Carl	p. 13
Democracy Is Inevitable	p. 31
An Informed and Educated Electorate	p. 39
Whatever Happened to Cannery Row?	p. 53
Brainstorms	p. 57
The Edison Gene	p. 60
Older and Younger Cultures	p. 78
Framing	p. 88
Walking the Blues Away	p. 103
Visions and Visionaries	p. 115
Life in a Tipi	p. 118
How to Raise a Fully Human Child	p. 122
Starting Salem in New Hampshire	p. 137
Younger-Culture Drugs of Control	p. 145
The Secret of "Enough"	p. 158
Earth and Edges	p. 165
The Atmosphere	p. 167
The Death of the Trees	p. 176
Cool Our Fever	p. 183
Something Will Save Us	p. 198
Journeys	p. 209
Uganda Sojourn	p. 211
Russia: A New Seed Planted among Thorns	p. 221
Caral, Peru: A Thousand Years of Peace	p. 235
After the Crash	p. 251
America the Corporatocracy	p. 263
The True Story of the Boston Tea Party	p. 266
Wal-Mart Is Not a Person	p. 274
Medicine for Health, Not for Profit	p. 293
Privatizing the Commons	p. 302
Sociopathic Paychecks	p. 312
Acknowledgments	p. 317
Notes	p. 319
Index	p. 329
About the Author	p. 341
About the Editor	p. 343
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